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• MPs demand explanation into Worboys release

  13-01-2018 23:40
  The Crown Prosecution Service has defended its decision not to pursue dozens of complaints against black cab rapist John Worboys.
  
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• Justice Secretary David Gauke 'to intervene' on John Worboys release

  13-01-2018 23:40
  The Justice Secretary David Gauke has requested advice from lawyers on whether the release of black cab rapist John Worboys could be challenged in court.The decision of the Parole Board to approve the release of Worboys later this month caused outrage amongst his victims, charities and MPs.According to the Sunday Times, Mr Gauke who became Justice Secretary on Monday, has come under pressure from four fellow cabinet ministers to bring a judicial review of the decision.
  
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• With Farage rattled and MPs flexing their muscles, the real Brexit battle is just beginning

  13-01-2018 23:05
  When Nigel Farage emerged from a meeting in Brussels with the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier shortly after midday last Monday his increasingly gloomy mood had darkened further.It was also one that would demonstrate to other EU member states with strong or emerging eurosceptic movements – he cited Denmark, Italy, Sweden and Austria – that there was another way.
  
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• Women deported by Trump face deadly welcome from street gangs in El Salvador

  13-01-2018 23:01 via theguardian.com
  Hundreds of young women are killed every year and many face sexual violence in the world’s most dangerous land. Now the president wants to send 200,000 more Salvadorans back homeInside an apartment block in San Salvador beneath the shadow of the volcano that dominates the city skyline, 20 girls aged between 14 and 18 are in hiding, fearing for their lives. Recently deported to the country of their birth from the US by Donald Trump as part of his evolving immigration clampdown, the teenager
  
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• Our historic Brexit vote could be reversed, admits Nigel Farage

  13-01-2018 23:01
  Nigel Farage leaves a meeting with the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, on 8 January.Nigel Farage today makes a dramatic admission that the vote for Brexit could be overturned because Remainers have seized control of the argument over Britain’s future relationship with the EU.“The Remain side are making all the running,” said Farage.
  
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• FA stuck in credibility gap over challenges of football’s era of truth

  13-01-2018 22:59 via theguardian.com
  Greg Clarke and co lack the trust needed to tackle the game’s rising tide of allegations of abuse and racismIt is flicking through the glossy pages of the Chelsea programme, going back a few years now, when you come across the article name‑checking one of the club’s former youth-team players and perhaps get a flavour of how much has changed in such a short space of time.In particular, it’s the line three‑quarters of the way down that jumps off the page with its desc
  
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• South Africa H&M Stores Targeted By Economic Freedom Fighters Protesters Over 'Racist' Ad

  13-01-2018 22:38
  Angry protesters in South Africa targeted H&M stores on Saturday over a “racist” advertisement on the clothing company’s website.
  
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• Dua Lipa beats Ed Sheeran in Brit Awards 2018 nominations

  13-01-2018 22:08
  Pop artist Dua Lipa has beaten Ed Sheeran for most nominations at this year's Brit Awards.The 22-year-old's self-titled album won the most nods, including British female solo artist, british single, album of the year, video of the year and breakthrough act.Sheeran's Divide album emulated Dua Lipa's score minus the breakthrough act, which he no longer qualifies for.
  
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• Women level claims of sexual harassment against top UK art dealer

  13-01-2018 22:06
  Anthony d’Offay in 2016: the art dealer denies any wrongdoing.Anthony d’Offay, one of the most powerful figures in the contemporary British art world, is facing allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour from three women with whom he has worked.D’Offay stepped down on 19 December from his role as ex-officio curator to the Artist Rooms, jointly owned and managed for the nation by the National Galleries of Scotland and the Tate – although this has yet to b
  
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• 'Devoted' Mother Chloe Haydock Dies After Car Crashes Into Wall In Wigan

  13-01-2018 21:57
  A “devoted” mother of an 18-moth-old boy has died after the vehicle she was a passenger in hit a wall on Saturday.
  
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• Trump row could kill off swift post-Brexit trade deal, says former UK envoy

  13-01-2018 21:30
  The ‘special relationship’ has taken a series of hits since Theresa May became the first foreign leader to visit President Trump.Donald Trump’s deteriorating relationship with Britain is likely to kill off any lingering cabinet hopes of a swift post-Brexit trade deal with the United States, a former British ambassador to Washington has warned.Sir Nigel Sheinwald said that a series of controversial interventions by the US president in British issues meant that the remote prospec
  
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• Hawaii Residents Accidentally Sent Ballistic Missile Alert

  13-01-2018 21:26
  People in Hawaii have shared harrowing accounts after receiving a false ballistic missile threat alert on Saturday.
  
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• Mark Wahlberg donates $1.5m reward for film reshoots to Time's Up fund

  13-01-2018 20:51 via theguardian.com
  Actor makes donation in name of co-star Michelle Williams, who was paid less than $1,000 for the All the Money in the World reshootsThe actor Mark Wahlberg has agreed to donate the $1.5m he made for reshoots on the film All the Money in the World to the sexual misconduct defense initiative Time’s Up. Related: Ridley Scott on erasing Kevin Spacey from his new film: 'He's a very good actor. It's a pity'Continue reading...
  
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• New money until March from Home Office

  13-01-2018 20:25
  Sky's Martin Brunt on the news that the Home Office has agreed to give police an extra £154,000 for the McCann investigation.
  
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• Madeleine McCann investigator Kevin Halligen found dead

  13-01-2018 20:21
  Police are investigating the death of one of the first private detectives hired by the parents of missing Madeleine McCann.Kevin Halligen, 56, was found unwell at his girlfriend's Surrey home and later died.Mr Halligen's company, Oakley International, was hired on a £500,000 contract by Kate and Gerry McCann and the administrators of the Find Madeleine Fund in 2008, a year after their daughter vanished in Portugal.
  
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• Chelsea Manning files to run as Democrat for US Senate in Maryland

  13-01-2018 20:20 via theguardian.com
  Federal election documents confirm Manning’s intention to run in NovemberManning jailed in 2010 for passing files to WikiLeaks and was freed last yearChelsea Manning, the former US army private who was imprisoned for passing information to WikiLeaks, has filed to run for a seat in the US Senate. Related: Chelsea Manning: 'It is terrifying to face the government alone'Continue reading...
  
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• TUI Southport Attack: Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Murder After Woman Dies

  13-01-2018 20:03
  A 28-year-old woman has died after being attacked at a travel agents in Merseyside where she worked.
  
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• Jürgen Klopp can show Manchester City that Liverpool’s real star remains | Barney Ronay

  13-01-2018 20:00 via theguardian.com
  The Liverpool manager has built a thrilling side geared to absorb high-level departures such as Philippe Coutinho’s without losing momentumThere was an interesting moment towards the start of Jürgen Klopp’s time at Liverpool, back in the days when he still felt the need to apologise for his already-excellent if amusingly sweary English. Asked about transfer targets, budgets and spending big on new players, Klopp didn’t really answer the question. Instead he grimaced and gr
  
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• Brit awards nominations 2018: Dua Lipa beats Ed Sheeran with five

  13-01-2018 19:45 via theguardian.com
  The New Rules singer caps her breakthrough year with the most nominations at British music’s biggest awards ceremonyDua Lipa, the breakthrough pop star who scored a huge summer hit with New Rules, has earned the most nominations at the 2018 Brit awards – even beating Ed Sheeran, despite his spectacular year-long assault on the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.She was nominated in the British female solo artist, breakthrough act, single and video categories, along with the night&r
  
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• Man held on suspicion of murder after woman attacked in Tui shop in Southport

  13-01-2018 19:30
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman, 28, died in a Tui shop in Southport, Merseyside.Officers were called to the Chapel Street branch of the travel agent at 1.25pm on Saturday following reports of an injured woman.The woman was taken to hospital where she died from her injuries, Merseyside Police confirmed, adding that her next of kin had been informed.
  
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• Audio Of 'Condescending, Sneery' John Humphrys Joking About Gender Pay Gap Leaked

  13-01-2018 18:56
  BBC presenter John Humphrys has been accused of being “condescending”, “sneery” and “arrogant” after the audio of him joking about equal pay for women at the corporation was leaked.
  
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• Carillion crisis looms for government as time runs out for refinancing deal

  13-01-2018 18:35 via theguardian.com
  Opposition parties demand to know why ministers such as Chris Grayling continued to hand contracts to failing contractorThe crisis at Carillion threatens to engulf the government as opposition parties question the decision to continue awarding public sector contracts to the services and construction giant when ministers knew it was in trouble.Whitehall departments are holding emergency meetings this weekend to discuss contingency plans if the Wolverhampton-based firm, which is integral to a raft
  
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• Man arrested in Southport after woman dies in attack at travel agent

  13-01-2018 18:33 via theguardian.com
  Woman, 28, dies following incident at Tui branch in Chapel Street on Saturday afternoonA woman has died after being attacked in a travel agent’s office in Southport. The 28-year-old was targeted on Saturday at the Tui branch in the Merseyside town where she worked. Continue reading...
  
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• Inside South London’s bitcoin mining farm where the cryptocurrency is born

  13-01-2018 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  INSIDE an unassuming building in South London sits a new type of modern farm where rows of high-tech hardware work 24 hours a day in the hope of striking gold - in the form of bitcoin.
  
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• Embroidered cultural heroes – in pictures

  13-01-2018 18:00 via theguardian.com
  In her portraits, installations and street art, Mexican textile artist Victoria Villasana applies colourful embroidery to pictures of artists, musicians and politicians. “I started using portraits of people who I consider visionaries,” she says, “as well as vintage photographs and cross-cultural portraits.” Inspired by expressionism, surrealism and pop art, she often chooses feminist icons such as Frida Kahlo, Nina Simone and Beyoncé. The use of embroidery is her n
  
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• High Street HORROR: Travel agent, 28, killed in front of onlookers in Southport TUI branch

  13-01-2018 17:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  MERSEYSIDE Police have launched a murder investigation after a 28-year-old female travel agent was killed at a TUI branch in Southport.
  
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• Man on a Mission: 'Cruising' down Blackfriars

  13-01-2018 17:50
  Tom Cruise is back shooting stunt for Mission: Impossible 6 in London, months after injuring himself.
  
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• Tom Cruise back shooting 'Impossible' London stunts after accident

  13-01-2018 17:45
  Tom Cruise has been shooting stunts on London's Blackfriars Bridge for his upcoming film, months after getting injured.Production of the latest Mission: Impossible film were halted last year after Cruise fell and broke his ankle during a misjudged stunt.In August, a video was shared showing the 55-year-old actor jumping between two high roofs in London, supported only by a wire.
  
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• 'Tacky' statue of Diana and Dodi Fayed to be removed from Harrods

  13-01-2018 17:24
  The bronze sculpture of Diana, Princess of Wales, and her partner Dodi Fayed has been on display at Harrods since 2005.A statue of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed that has been widely described as “tacky” will be removed from Harrods.The bronze sculpture of the couple, who died in a car crash in Paris two decades ago, has been on display at the west London department store since 2005.
  
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• Celia Hammond Animal Trust Invaded By Hunt's Hounds, Sussex Police Investigating After Cats Go Missing

  13-01-2018 17:22
  Police have launched an investigation after hounds chased a fox and deer through the grounds of an animal sanctuary, causing dozens of cats to “flee for their lives”.
  
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• DUP leader Arlene Foster calls for close Anglo-Irish relations during Brexit talks

  13-01-2018 17:07
  Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has called for closer Anglo-Irish relations during the Brexit negotiations.Mrs Foster said there are more things to unite than divide the UK and Ireland in phase two of discussions on the split from Europe.Speaking in Killarney, in the Irish Republic, she suggested leaders across Ireland should work together.
  
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• How Bannon turned on Trump … and where the nationalist right goes next

  13-01-2018 16:43 via theguardian.com
  The ex-White House strategist who turned his fire and fury on the president is now out at Breitbart too. Those in the know, though, say he isn’t finished yetAfter Bannon: the new faces of the hard rightA snow shower had left Washington speckled in white. Steve Bannon, known for his shabby dress code, entered the five-star Hay-Adams hotel, a short walk from the White House, and delivered a speech to what one observer later dismissively called “swamp denizens”. Related: 'There's
  
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• Man arrested after cash machine explosion in Clydebank

  13-01-2018 16:30
  A man has been arrested following an explosion at a cash machine which has left another man critically injured.A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "A 48-year-old man has been arrested and is presently detained in police custody in connection with the incident.
  
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• Male model Harry Uzoka stabbed to death in Shepherd's Bush

  13-01-2018 16:30
  A young British model has died after being stabbed to death in west London.Harry Uzoka - who had modelled for brands including Mercedes and Zara - was found injured in Old Oak Road, Shepherd's Bush, just before 4pm on Thursday.Detective Inspector Beverley Kofi said: "This is another tragic murder with a young male victim who has met a violent death.
  
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• Jab shortage as fears of 'Aussie flu' epidemic grow

  13-01-2018 16:27
  Pharmacies across the UK are running out of the flu vaccine, as fears of a national epidemic continue to grow.Sky News contacted six branches of Boots across the UK - in London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Glasgow and Belfast - but none were able to provide flu jabs this weekend.:: Do you have flu or is it just a cold?
  
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• 'No-one was listening!' European expert MOCKS UK for insulting EU during 'charm offensive'

  13-01-2018 16:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  A FRENCH political journalist tore into Phillip Hammond and David Davis' three-day trip to Germany this week and branded the visit a botched charm offensive that hurt Britain's chances of a deal.
  
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• Carillion: Urgent talks on construction firm's future

  13-01-2018 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  High-level government meetings are taking place this weekend on Carillion's future, the BBC understands.
  
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• How Donald Trump's 'Extraordinary' 24 Hours 'Dragged The Presidency Into The Gutter'

  13-01-2018 15:49
  Friday was Martin Luther King Jr Day in the United States, so it was sadly ironic the country’s leader marked it by facing accusations he is a racist who is dragging the presidency and America’s moral standing “into the gutter”.
  
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• DUP leader moves to heal wounds over UK's Brexit deal on Ireland

  13-01-2018 15:33
  Arlene Foster likened Northern Ireland and Irish Republic to ‘two semi-detached houses’.The head of the Democratic Unionist party has moved to heal the wounds over Brexit, declaring that it is not in Northern Ireland’s interests if Ireland does not prosper when the UK exits the EU.In a rare speech south of the border, Arlene Foster told delegates at an economic summit in Killarney that while she did not agree with the concerns of the Irish government over Brexit she understood
  
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• Talented 32-year-old with autism shows sculpture talent

  13-01-2018 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  From Disney to Star War characters, Mitchell McLanaghan can turn wax from cheese into an eye-catching sculpture.
  
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• Facebook warned over legal action after revenge porn case

  13-01-2018 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The social media firm is warned it could be sued by revenge porn victims after it settled with a teenager.
  
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• No Irish Sea border: Arlene Foster demands Ireland works with Britain post-Brexit

  13-01-2018 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  ARLENE Foster has reiterated her stance of not accepting any deal with the European Union that would create a “border down the Irish Sea”.
  
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• Sadiq Khan speech disrupted by Brexit and Trump supporters

  13-01-2018 14:27
  The White Pendragons group disrupted the speech and voiced their support for Brexit.A group of protesters backing Brexit and Donald Trump have disrupted a speech by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan.Khan’s address on gender equality to the Fabian Society in central London was suspended for several minutes on Saturday morning while a small number of demonstrators from a group called the White Pendragons made their protest.
  
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• Murder in Trafalgar Square: Man dies after being kicked and punched in ‘mindless’ attack

  13-01-2018 14:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  A MURDER probe has been launched after a man who was punched and kicked in a “mindless” assault in London’s Trafalgar Square died as police hunt his attackers.
  
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• Cable claims second referendum 'ONLY WAY' Brexiteers will silence Remainers

  13-01-2018 14:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  SIR Vince Cable has tried to entice support a second referendum on Brexit - claiming it would finally put an end to those passionately "fighting for Remain".
  
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• DUP leader says relations with Irish Republic not under threat despite Brexit

  13-01-2018 14:15
  Arlene Foster likened Northern Ireland and Irish Republic to ‘two semi-detached houses’.The Democratic Unionist leader, Arlene Foster, has reached out to the Irish Republic stating that her support for Brexit does not threaten good cross-border relations.In a keynote speech in the Republic, Foster compared the two states on the island to “two houses tied together”.
  
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• HS2 construction giant Carillion on brink of collapse

  13-01-2018 14:14
  Sky News has learnt that Carillion, which is building the HS2 high-speed rail link and other big Government infrastructure projects, could crash into administration as soon as Monday.Its fate hangs on the outcome of emergency talks due to take place on Sunday with ‎Whitehall officials.The company has drawn up a plan that would see it being able to borrow significant amounts of new funding from its existing lenders if the Government agrees to guarantee payments at certain stages of public sec
  
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• Fears of Brexit drain as more EU27 ambulance staff quit the NHS

  13-01-2018 14:14 via theguardian.com
  Departures could exacerbate vacancy rates in already understaffed serviceIncreasing numbers of European Union-trained ambulance staff are quitting the NHS, raising fears of a Brexit drain from the 999 service just as concern over slow response times grows.There are fears the departures could exacerbate high vacancy rates in ambulance services in England, which are already one of the most understaffed areas of NHS care. Continue reading...
  
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• Darkest Hour MPs sing Hey Jude in recreated House of Commons

  13-01-2018 13:59
  Darkest Hour actor Samuel West has delighted fans by providing a glimpse behind the scenes of the Oscar-tipped film about wartime leader Winston Churchill.West, who plays former foreign secretary Sir Anthony Eden, wrote alongside the video: "Been waiting to post this for a year.Joe Wright, director of Darkest Hour, leads 450 MPs in a warmup sing of Hey Jude between takes.
  
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• Trump supporters demand arrest of London Mayor Sadiq Khan

  13-01-2018 13:58
  Supporters of US President Donald Trump have disrupted a speech by Sadiq Khan and called for the London Mayor to be arrested.Mr Khan was about to start speaking to the Fabian Society in London when he was disrupted by protesters from a group called the White Pendragons who shouted pro-Trump and pro-Brexit slogans.In a tweet on Friday, Mr Khan said Mr Trump had got the message that he was "not welcome" in London after the President cancelled a planned visit to open the new US embassy.
  
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